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"We had a wonderful experience with the quartet. They were very responsive to all of our messages and had such a large choice of music for us to select from. They were really helpful with suggestions as to what music would suit different parts of our wedding. On the day they were fantastic and seemed to do everything without needing to ask us any questions which was nice given how busy we were on the day. The music itself was beautiful. We had lots of comments from people about how good it was, and it really set the tone for the wedding."

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"Everyone at the wedding sang your praises all day!"

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"From start to finish this band was a pleasure to work with! I booked them for an event at Powderham Castle and they were brilliant, got everyone involved and made the night feel like we really were in the 1920's! Thank you!"

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"Their performance on the night was mind blowing and our guests were overwhelmed with the quality, theatrics and general atmosphere Daisy Dream gave to the night."

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"Dear Jess, We hope this message finds you well. It is today a month since Ilaria and I celebrated our wedding day, and we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to thank you and the band again for creating the perfect atmosphere for our celebrations during the afternoon and evening. Not only that, but your duet with Giulio during our ceremony was absolutely perfect. Thank you all so much. Keep safe, and well, during these difficult times. With very best wishes, Ian & Ilaria"

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"This band is not a stop gap and should be considered for any event. My regrets were that they weren't there for the whole event, a mistake on my part. A difficult audience, but they performed superbly and it was an absolute pleasure to be a part of their evening. Certainly for any military functions they should be your first contact. Laura and the band, thank you so much for making my RSMs evening the focus of the night. "

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"Just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help with the band. The feed back was immense for the band and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves so thank you."

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"Many thanks to martin and Nick for playing in our corporate hospitality area. The music was just right and created the ideal atmosphere for the surroundings."

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"Really enjoyed your performance on Sunday and have already been asked for your contacts."

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"Such a great band! Loved the interaction on the dance floor - a really memorable night."

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"REVIEW OF OUR LATEST CD ALBUM IN JAZZ JOURNAL Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead: Everybody Loves A Boogie The entertaining British jump-jive revival band ploughs the familiar furrow, offering cheeky covers and originals with occasional solos By Hugh Rainey -13 October 2023437 Formed in 1984, this UK group plays jump-jive in a bright and breezy, entertaining style, blended with R&B and vintage rock and roll, and seasoned with light-hearted humour. Leader Kit Packham sings confidently in appropriate style on every track bar one, and contributes alto and tenor to the backing throughout. Packham also composed and wrote the lyrics for eight of the tracks and alternative lyrics for some cheeky adaptations of standards – My Swingin’ Valentine (an upbeat treatment of My Funny Valentine, which surprisingly works quite well) and the very funny Basingstoke (to the melody of Baby Face) and Buy A CD (with appropriate uninhibited bathos to My Way). On the whole, the originals work well for the genre. Love Me, Love My Saxophone and I Dig Potatoes have amusing lyrics somewhat reminiscent of Louis Jordan and Slim Gaillard in style. Enjoyable versions of Don’t Get Around Much Any More, Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby and My Swingin’ Valentine, come closest to straightforward jazz treatment with some worthwhile brief solos and touches of arrangement. The tracks come from sessions in 2009, 2017 and 2023, mainly as six or seven piece lineups it seems, but with changing personnels. Though studio recorded, the CD comes across as cheery live entertainment – for dancers, rather than perhaps for close, serious listening. But it’s certainly good fun, with some inventive fresh material, and a sense of humour to give a welcome lift to your spirits in these troubled times. Discography Everybody Loves A Boogie; Don’t Clap On The First Beat Of The Bar; Old Rock “n” Roll Songs Never Die; Don’t Get Around Much Any More; Love Me, Love My Saxophone; Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby; Route 66; Alley Club Blues; As Time Goes By; Alright, OK, You Win; Lockdown Chase; My Swingin’ Valentine; I Dig Potatoes; Basingstoke; Buy A CD; We Had A Real Good Time/We’ll Meet Again (53.52) Collectively: Kit Packham (v, ts, as, bar, cl); Nick Tomalin, Perry White (p); John O’Reilly (g); Steve Knight (g, ts, bj); Alex Keen, Ollie Blanchflower (b); Derek Gayle, Kenrick Rowe (d); Simon Da Silva (t); Tracey Mendham (ts, cl). UK, 2009, 2017, 2023 (No further details.) Pelican records PEL CD 523 "

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"I cannot recommend Jess enough! I I highly recommend you book her for your wedding or event! She was absolutely incredible, looked stunning & sang so beautifully! A real crowd pleaser! We had a mix of Italian and English songs and it was amazing! She was so accommodating! "

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"The band played brilliantly for us, exactly as I had requested - background music. All members were charming and friendly. I would definitely ask them to come again and would highly recommend them."

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"What a fabulous duo. Loved everything guests commented how nice it was to have something other than a disco. They were excellent just wish I'd have booked for 3 hours. Loved it thank you fellas"

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"Just a note to thank you all so much. The band were fantastic last night, they totally made the evening and were thoroughly professional and lovely. Everyone commented on how good they were."

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